Transcript Highlights:

• </c> is to transfer is to transfer um<00:15:59.720><c> land</c><00:16:00.279><c> that</c><00:16:01.160
• the transfer in close collaboration with the Band.
• </c><00:19:35.120><c> the</c> university can then transfer the university can then transfer the forestry
• The University revealed this proposal to transfer the property to the Fond du Lac Band.
• </c><00:58:34.559><c> is</c> say it's just a simple land transfer is say it's just a simple land transfer

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The budget includes an increase of $139,600,000 in General Fund revenues as a result of a one-time transfer
• Lastly, the bill transfers over $17 million of outlined project surpluses from the State Highway Fund
• So we're formally stating that we are not transferring.
• If we have to transfer it, we have to formally state that too, but this is just an inverse thing.
• The bill tasks ADOT to allocate and transfer $2,500,000,000,000.

Summary: The meeting covered a series of fiscal year 2027 budget and budget-related bills, beginning with the general appropriations and tax package. Staff and the chair highlighted a budget built around about $1.4 billion in tax cuts, a one-time 2.5% agency reduction, major funding for state employee health insurance, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, and other supplemental appropriations. The chair repeatedly urged support for the package, emphasizing the size of the tax cut and noting that the committee’s joint vote had only three no votes out of 28 members. Members then reviewed several smaller budget implementation bills affecting racing and gambling, capital outlay, commerce and defense innovation, corrections, environment and water policy, higher education, human services, K-12 education, county finance, tax administration, state data governance, and state office rent rates. Key provisions included extending or modifying funds and fee structures, transferring surplus or unneeded monies, creating or revising oversight boards and pilot programs, increasing K-12 funding by 2% for inflation, adjusting university retention limits, expanding SNAP and housing-related requirements, and changing tax conformity and credits. Several members asked clarifying questions about specific items such as electric vehicle charging funds, mobile home relocation payments, university funding, and the new health insurance oversight board. The chair also explained the tax bill’s major changes, including conformity to federal tax law, a larger dependent tax credit, changes to deductions, repeal of certain tax credits, veteran property tax relief, limits on data center tax incentives, and provisions affecting manufacturing infrastructure and unemployment insurance administration. The committee discussed the Budget Stabilization Fund, debt repayment, and education rollover balances, with the chair arguing for using surpluses to pay down debt. The final item discussed was a behavioral health bill creating a home and community-based services program for adults determined to be seriously mentally ill, with a stated FY 2027 total fund appropriation of $7.8 million contingent on federal approval and matching funds. The meeting ended with a reminder that floor action would begin the next day at 10 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• First, I would point out that I think this fund transfer shift, if rural health transformation program
• There are three line items here: the Canvas LMS, the transfer of risk managers to institutions, and the
• Add $510,500 for enhancement number two, the transfer of risk managers from OSBE, as recommended by the
• It's a school district building fund, and it can be transferred to the General Fund.
• What Senator Ward-Engelking is referring to is a separate action, which would be the transfer of funds

Summary: The committee took up a series of FY 2027 budget items, beginning with health education programs. Members approved additional general fund support and FTPs for psychiatry residents, a Burley family medicine resident, a family medicine OB fellowship, additional family medicine residents, child psychiatry residents at the University of Utah, and a veterinary education FTP adjustment. They then approved language to shift fellowship funding to the rural health transformation program if available, with debate focused on whether that money should instead be reserved for broader rural health needs; the language ultimately passed despite objections. The Office of the State Board of Education budget was approved with funding for Canvas LMS renewal, transfer of risk managers to institutions, and a federal post-secondary education grant. In the colleges and universities budget, a substitute motion to add general fund support and restore a rescission failed, but the original motion passed, providing dedicated funds for endowment adjustments and restoring the FY 2027 rescission. Community colleges were then considered, and a motion to reduce the Canvas LMS item and leave the rescission unfilled failed; the original motion restoring the rescission passed. The committee also approved a one-time Career Ready Students Fund appropriation for secondary CTE programs, then later approved a separate one-time Career Ready Students Fund increase for Idaho Division of Career Technical Education secondary programs after rejecting a general fund substitute. The Department of Administration budget drew the most debate. Members discussed utilities transfers, new procurement staff for Medicaid managed care contracting, training and administrative support transfers, inflationary utilities costs, IT hardware, and a vacancy adjustment correction. The committee rejected the motion, largely over concerns about the Medicaid procurement staffing request. It then approved the Permanent Building Fund budget, including state match for a Bonneville County National Guard Readiness Center design and replacement items for public works projects, along with standard language and reporting language by unanimous consent. Finally, the State Lottery budget was approved for $25,800 in replacement items for design equipment. The committee adjourned after announcing the next meeting schedule.

Transcript Highlights:

• COULD NOT MAKE THE ACCEPTED TRANSFER.
• BUT WHY THE DIFFERENCE FROM ACCEPTED FOR TRANSFER?
• WHY DID YOU CHANGE IT TO ACCEPTED FOR TRANSFER TO TRANSFER.
• TRANSFERRED THAT MEANS THEY HAVE TO TRANSFER ACCEPTED FOR TRANSFER TO ME LOOKS AS IF THEY CAN JUST HANG
• IF SOMEONE IS NOT TRANSFERRED THE ACCEPTED FOR TRANSFER DOES NOT KICK IN.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, members Recent years, there have been issues with transfer and guardianships between courts
• excess of $150 in the county where the case is being transferred.
• This bill also ensures that all necessary documents are transferred.
• So it's similar to the family law transfer fee. All right. Thank you, Judge Herman.
• Transfer on death deeds are a simple way for homeowners to transfer their property upon their death,

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:20:43.000><c> between</c> and that's related to a transfer between and that's related to a transfer
• </c><00:26:39.760><c> That's</c> that represents the transfer. That's that represents the transfer.
• <00:26:42.520><c> one-time</c><00:26:43.120><c> $550,000</c> transfer one-time $550,000 transfer one-time
• </c> airports fund um but uh the transfer airports fund um but uh the transfer does<00:26:53.400><c>
• </c> title transfer deadline extension. title transfer deadline extension.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to be transferred from a male<00:23:18.640><c> facility</c><00:23:19.440><c> to</c> male facility to
• </c><00:24:13.159><c> to</c><00:24:13.279><c> shaki</c> would be safer if transferred to shaki would
• be safer if transferred to shaki is<00:24:14.400><c> there</c><00:24:14.520><c> a</c><00:24:14.799><c
• </c> to consider even consider transferring to consider even consider transferring an<00:24:40.880><c
• to Shaka it's also be transferred to Shaka it's also interesting<00:25:09.600><c> because</c><00:25:

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• to or is pending transfer to a military installation within Washington or a bordering state, or the
• With regard to a parent or guardian who is transferring to or pending transfer to a military installation
• transferring outside of Washington... ...families in Washington transferring outside of Washington.
• result in unnecessary mid-year transfers.
• So, at its core, this bill... ...burden and minimizes avoidable inter-district transfers.

Summary: The committee first took executive action on House Bill 1662, which would require the State Board of Education, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and the Washington State Charter School Commission to make separate administrative arrangements and operate independently. Staff explained a proposed third substitute that delays implementation to July 1, 2027, clarifies independent agency status, and directs OFM and OSPI to support the transition. The prime sponsor and another member spoke in favor, emphasizing agency independence and better use of funds. The committee approved the bill 19-0 and reported the proposed third substitute out with a due pass recommendation. The committee then acted on House Bill 1683, which sets minimum numbers of school directors elected by director district for certain school districts. The substitute changed the enrollment thresholds, clarified the effective date, and removed intent language. Supporters argued it would improve parent and student representation; opponents said it would create an unfunded mandate and micromanage local districts. The committee passed the substitute 11-8 and reported it out with a due pass recommendation. In public hearing, House Bill 2534 was heard first. The bill would expand enrollment flexibility and record-transfer protections for military-connected students, including allowing enrollment before arrival, extending proof-of-residence timelines, and adding protections for students with IEPs or 504 plans. District, military, and advocacy witnesses generally supported the bill as promoting stability, though some asked for changes to a proposed 30-day reevaluation timeline and noted possible compact-related issues. The hearing then moved to House Bill 2557, which would require school districts to provide special education evaluation reports to parents at least five school days before eligibility meetings. Supporters said this would help families prepare and participate meaningfully; district and special education staff warned it could shorten already tight evaluation timelines and create implementation challenges. The committee suspended and later closed the hearing on that bill after time ran out, with the chair noting it could be eligible for executive action the following week. The final public hearing was on House Bill 2594, which would codify McKinney-Vento homeless student protections into state law, assign related duties to OSPI and school districts, and require periodic state reporting. The sponsor and numerous advocates, school district staff, PTA representatives, and individuals with lived experience testified in support, saying it would improve stability, accountability, and access to education for homeless students. One witness asked that grant funding explicitly include community-based organizations. The hearing closed after a large number of pro and some con sign-ins, and the chair also closed the hearing on House Bill 2557, noting amendment deadlines and that the bills could be eligible for executive action the next week.

Transcript Highlights:

• ones have transferred from the community college and actually graduated?
• And we have the assurance that those courses are going to transfer.
• And those transfer students succeed as we have the highest graduate, 4-year graduation rate for transfer
• However, our universities also enroll over 6000 transfer students each year.
• OK, so, um, uh, we are a transfer student destination.

Committee: House Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Page 8 is the department administration transfer.
• I was going to say we have a couple transfers, Professional Registration administration transfers.
• Page 158, this is a transfer to PR. This is a transfer to PR fees.
• Page 163, this is the transfer for startup loans from new board programs. This transfer...
• Page 168 is transfers for startup loans payback.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A budget provision requires committee review of transfers in or out of the special election expenses
• At your last meeting, you reviewed the use of some of these monies and a similar transfer for cybersecurity
• At your last meeting, you reviewed the use of some of these monies and a similar transfer for cybersecurity
• This is a transfer to the operating budget from that special election line item.
• Number two, any monies transfer from the special election expense, Expense line.

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Budget Committee

Summary: The Joint Legislative Budget Committee approved the minutes from its January 29, 2026 meeting and then took up a request involving surplus funds from the FY 2026 special election appropriation for the vacant U.S. Congressional District 7 seat. JLBC staff explained that the election cost less than expected, leaving $2.49 million available for transfer to the Secretary of State’s operating budget. The proposed use included $500,000 for 2026 primary and general election costs, $240,000 for physical security at Secretary of State events from March through June 2026, and $1.7 million for county-related expenses, including the state’s share of the voter registration database. Staff said the Secretary of State had originally requested more, but the proposal excluded some amounts for prior security costs and future database replacement planning. Committee members questioned the physical security spending, asking what it covered and whether it was for personnel, hardware, or other measures. The Secretary of State’s representative said the details were sensitive for security reasons, but described it as a mix of physical presence, preventative measures, and security-related equipment at public events. Members also raised concerns about the state’s voter rolls, DOJ litigation, and the cost of ongoing legal disputes, asking for more information on meetings and litigation expenses. The representative said the office was in communication with federal officials and that the transfer itself would not be used for litigation. The Vice Chair moved a favorable review of the item with three provisions: monthly expenditure reporting to JLBC staff beginning April 15, 2026 through December 2026; a prohibition on using the transferred funds for litigation; and a prohibition on using the funds for contracts with individuals. The discussion also noted that the committee’s review is advisory and does not necessarily prevent the agency from spending funds, though members said future budget decisions could take the agency’s actions into account.

Transcript Highlights:

• A $90 million transfer was approved at the beginning of the year.
• This is the second transfer for the program.
• Those positions will also be requested transfer on this table. The next table shows fund transfers.
• The next table shows fund transfers.
• This is the appropriation transfer request.

Committee: All ALC-PEER

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of appropriation, reserve transfer, and grant requests. Early items included temporary appropriations for the Department of Education’s Educational Freedom Account program ($32 million), the State Crime Lab ($476,000), and DFA Assessment Coordination ($90,000), along with a $1 ARPA return from the Department of Health. The committee approved these items after brief questions, including a discussion about contract cost increases at Assessment Coordination and a clarification that the $1 ARPA item was simply an unused-funds return. The most extensive discussion centered on the Department of Education’s EFA funding. Members questioned the growth in participation, the use of one-time funds and restricted reserves, and safeguards against fraud or improper purchases. Agency officials said about 44,000 students were being funded, that purchases are reviewed and flagged for unusual activity, and that homeschool students are not required to buy a curriculum so long as purchases are eligible and approved. The committee approved the EFA appropriation and related reserve transfer, and officials said the governor’s proposed budget would include the program in the RSA going forward. The committee also approved a DHS reallocation request and reviewed a building authority loan for a data center power supply replacement. In the federal grant section, members discussed a Department of Agriculture request for Central Arkansas Water to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed. Debate focused on the environmental benefits versus local property-tax and development concerns in Perry County, with testimony from the agency, Central Arkansas Water, and Potlatch about watershed protection, public access, and potential development impacts. After extended discussion, the committee adopted a motion to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and asked the department to remove the Perry County portion from the request, limiting the grant-funded purchase to Pulaski County property. The committee then reviewed remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay-plan appropriation, and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Lang had discussions with Commissioner Stepp on the business taxes, real estate transfer, and
• So the balance after the transfers is really the education trust fund balances.
• Smaller amounts for the tobacco tax and real estate transfer.
• </c> the house had proposed um transferring the house had proposed um transferring funds<00:59:52.640
• expanded transfer authority between class<01:24:47.520><c> lines.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Summary: The Legislative Budget Assistant staff presented an overview of the Senate changes to the House-passed budget, focusing on revenue estimates, appropriations, and ending balances across the general fund and education trust fund. The presentation emphasized that the Senate’s budget reflected higher revenue assumptions than the House, driven in part by updated April revenue figures, changes to business, tobacco, and real estate transfer tax splits, and different assumptions about video lottery terminal revenue. The Senate also adjusted lapse estimates upward, especially for HHS, after receiving updated information that lapses could be much larger than originally assumed. The presenter walked through the major differences in the surplus statements for fiscal years 2025 through 2027. Compared with the House, the Senate budget generally showed higher revenues, lower or different appropriations in some areas, and larger balances carried forward, including a larger education trust fund balance and a different rainy day fund transfer. The Senate’s approach also changed several policy assumptions, such as maintaining liquor revenue dedication, removing the House’s meals-and-rooms distribution cap, changing the treatment of unique revenue, and altering the process for meeting a targeted revenue amount by giving the governor more flexibility. On the appropriations side, the Senate removed or modified several House reductions and added funding or adjustments in areas including the judicial branch, corrections, HHS, the Human Rights Commission, and certain settlement costs. The presenter also highlighted Senate changes in House Bill 2 and related budget provisions, including a new arts tax credit, a nursing home bed fee, changes to Medicaid premium assumptions, and differences in how motor vehicle inspection repeal and BLT-related revenue are handled. No votes were taken in the portion shown; the discussion was informational and comparative, aimed at explaining the Senate budget changes before conference committee negotiations.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a transfer of $4,345,000 among the fringe benefit accounts in the General Fund and the Special
• This is a transfer of $3,300,000 among various accounts to meet projected year-end requirements.
• This is a transfer. FAC 2026-12 for the Department of Children and Families.
• That was intended to be transferred from foster care.
• account, we were not able to transfer those funds.

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The Finance Advisory Committee approved the minutes from its May 14, 2026 meeting and then considered four fiscal transfers. FAC 2026-9 for the Office of the State Controller transferred $4.345 million among fringe benefit accounts in the General Fund and Special Transportation Fund. Members questioned several employee benefit accounts, including active and retiree health care, Social Security, higher education alternative retirement, and OPEB; agency staff explained the transfers were based on updated year-end projections, with some accounts showing surpluses and others needing additional funds. The item was approved, with two no votes noted. FAC 2026-10 for the Military Department transferred $150,000 from the Honor Guards account to personal services and Governor’s Guard accounts to cover operational needs, and it was approved without opposition. FAC 2026-11 for the Department of Social Services transferred $3.3 million among accounts. Most of the discussion focused on a surplus in the substance use disorder waiver/reinvestment account, lower-than-expected TANF/TFA caseloads, federal family planning backfill requirements, and staffing challenges in eligibility operations. DSS said some funds remained unused because a residential care vendor did not enter into a contract, some reserves were intended for future multi-year investments, and eligibility staff require 12 to 18 months of training; the item was approved. FAC 2026-12 for the Department of Children and Families transferred $3.05 million among accounts for year-end operational needs. Members asked about closures of day treatment and community-based prevention programs, and DCF said children were transitioned to other providers without service interruption, with closures driven by provider decisions and financial viability. DCF also explained that some prior funding had been used as gap funding and that ongoing support had been built into the budget. The committee approved the transfer and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Investigator William Landry conducted an investigation of the transfer of membership interest.
• He conducted an investigation of the transfer of membership interest in the licensee.
• If not, I'll entertain a motion to approve the transfer of membership interest in the licensee.
• If not, I'll entertain a motion to approve the transfer of membership interest in the licensee.
• Hearing none, that matter, or the transfer of interest, excuse me, is approved. Thank you.

Summary: The Louisiana Gaming Control Board met on February 26, 2026, and first approved the January minutes and received revenue reports showing year-over-year gains in several sectors, including riverboats, racetrack slots, video gaming devices, sports wagering, and daily fantasy sports. Staff also reported on fourth-quarter 2025 employment and procurement compliance for riverboat and racetrack licensees, noting several properties that missed employment or procurement targets, while others were fully compliant. Under casino gaming issues, the board approved annual certificates of compliance for Bally’s Shreveport Casino and Hotel and Live Casino and Hotel. It also approved two petitions finding Alpha North Partners Fund, Inc. and Alpha North Asset Management to be institutional investors in connection with Jackpot Digital’s pending manufacturer and supplier applications. Under video gaming issues, the board approved a transfer of membership interest in Bonus Casino, LLC. The board then approved a series of proposed settlements involving late filings, permit lapses, and ownership-notification violations, including matters involving American Amusements, McKinley’s Pub, Whispering Pines Plaza and Casino, Ms. Mamie’s Rain Casino, Pablo’s Truck Stop Casino, Clearly Tavern and Sports Bar, and Golden Lantern, with civil penalties ranging from $750 to $9,250. In the final agenda items, the board granted reconsideration for Burritos Grill LLC after finding a good-faith but misdirected hearing request, but denied reconsideration for Toby’s Dead, Inc., doing business as The Gemini, concluding that the licensee missed the hearing deadline and that no sufficient grounds for rehearing were shown. The board then adjourned and announced its next meeting for March 16, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Strategic Initiative funds are general fund transfers. First.
• It's just that the general fund cash transfer that happened from last legislative session.
• So all told, reducing that $285 million transfer down to $179 million.
• Since then, the Legislature has made annual general fund transfers.
• They're recommending that that interest be transferred back to the general fund.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• She said she believed some of the transgender individuals at Shakopee were eventually transferred out
• She said she believed some of the transgender individuals at Shakopee were eventually transferred out
• </c><00:24:16.640><c> to</c><00:24:16.760><c> Shaka</c> would be safer if transferred to Shaka would
• </c> to consider even consider transferring to consider even consider transferring an<00:24:44.399><c
• </c> comes to the potential to be transferred comes to the potential to be transferred from<00:27:14.480

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Our first bill today is Senate Bill 662, relating to transportation, which requires HHFDC to transfer
• Our first bill today is Senate Bill 662, relating to transportation, which requires HHFDC to transfer
• Our first bill today is Senate Bill 662, relating to transportation, which requires HHFDC to transfer
• </c> ongoing negotiations for this transfer ongoing negotiations for this transfer and<00:02:18.080><
• </c><00:02:36.400><c> maintenance</c> hhfdc to transfer maintenance hhfdc to transfer maintenance responsibility

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Housing met on February 11, 2025, to hear Senate Bill 662 and Senate Bill 66. SB 662 would require HHFDC to transfer the public roads in the Villages of Kapolei to the City and County of Honolulu by January 1, 2026, and would authorize county police officers to enforce the statewide traffic code on all public streets and highways. Testimony on the measure was in support from H50, the City and County of Honolulu, and an individual testifier. HHFDC Executive Director D. Minomi said the agency had been negotiating with the city over a $60 million transfer of road and infrastructure maintenance responsibility, but no formal agreement had been drafted; negotiations were paused when related bills were introduced. He said that if the bills do not pass, HHFDC would continue negotiations because the amount is less than the estimated cost of rehabilitating the roads itself and would free up staff time. The committee recommended SB 662 be passed with amendments, including a deferred date and report language referencing the ongoing negotiations, and the recommendation was adopted with aye votes from the chair, vice chair, Senator Kino, and Senator Kuha. The committee then heard SB 66, which would require counties to issue building permits within 60 days when applications are stamped and certified by a licensed engineer and architect and other conditions are met. Testimony was mixed, with the Department of Planning and Permitting for the City and County of Honolulu in opposition, and several groups including the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, RMS Sales, Hawaii Realtors, NAHawaii Chapter, BIA Hawaii, and the Maui Chamber of Commerce in support; several individuals also testified both for and against. The State Historic Preservation Division testified with comments. In decision-making, the chair recommended SB 66 be passed with technical, non-substantive amendments and with additional amendments from the State Historic Preservation Division, including requiring a complete application and specifying qualified professionals under SHPD rules for architecture, archaeology, architectural history, and/or physical anthropology. The committee adopted the recommendation by a vote of the chair alone, with no objections noted. The hearing then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• I was talking to them recently, a group of them, in enrollment, records transfer, credit transfer, graduation
• But in terms of students transferring in and out of.
• And even just transfer students coming in.
• Chair and Senator, definitely there are real benefits to transfers, so the transfers should happen at
• And then we transfer it to the higher ed department.

Transcript Highlights:

• Those interagency transfers are coming from GOSEP.
• So they're just transferring funding from GOSEP to State Police.
• Well, it's going to be on the interagency transfer chart. Yes, ma'am.
• That is transferred to OJJ in turn.
• , and a minor increase in transfers to the Board of Tax Appeals.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 965, house, all